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Helping Every Kid Read: Miss Maze

Miss Maze is probably not going to increase the overall literacy rate in Baltimore. Then again, she might, because Miss Maze is doing something the people in charge are not. She’s trying to get kids interested in books at a young age. And she’s doing it not too far from where the show The Wire was filmed, with elaborate costumes, relentless optimism, and a genuine affection for the people who live in Baltimore.